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Houston Fire Marshal's Office Life Safety Bureau standards
Last updated: 7/18/2016
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 11 - Roofing Operations.
Last updated: 04/26/2022
Life Safety Bureau Standard No. 13 – Outside Protected Aboveground Tanks for Generators and Fire Pumps
Updated December 26, 2023
The Houston Fire Department's Life Safety Bureau Standard 02 - Inspection and Testing of Fire Protection and Life-Safety Equipment
Last updated: 04/26/2022
The template drawing is to assist in the preparation of plans for residential remodeling and addition projects.
Last Updated: April 2025
Commercial plan review checklist for Traffic (OCE001)
The plan review checklist was created to assist customers submitting plans for standpipe systems for HFD plan review and permit approval.
Last Updated: June 2024
To define the minimum plan review requirements to obtain a building permit for the installation of a Modular or Prefabricated Building. Code requirements that apply to newly constructed buildings also apply to these prefabricated structures except state approved plans which are accepted without additional review.
Last updated: February 2024
By state law, sprinkler plans must be designed by a licensed sprinkler contractor. Typically, the sprinkler contractor is selected by the general contractor after the construction documents have been submitted for a permit or the building permit has been issued. As a result, sprinkler drawings are designed and submitted after the building plans are reviewed and construction has commenced.
Last updated: January 2026
The following drawing is an example of typical construction and can be used as a reference.
NOTE: This is not an engineered drawing.